First recorded eruption of Ethiopian volcano sends ash plumes across Red Sea

A long-dormant volcano erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, sending ash plumes across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman .

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia erupted on Sunday morning, leaving the neighboring village of Afdera covered in dust.

A local administrator, Mohammed Seid, said there were no casualties, but the eruption could have economic implications for the local community of livestock herders.

Seid told The Associated Press that there was no previous record of an eruption by the Hayli Gubbi volcano, and that he fears for the livelihoods of residents.

Ash billows from an eruption of the long-dormant Hayli Gubbi Volcano in Ethiopia's Afar region, on Sunday.

Afar Government Communication Bureau / via AP

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